The blog comes first circle

My first post just over four years ago was on LST 325 which had come to Peoria and possibly was going to stay here as a permanent museum. The blog was new then and I think I had four hits for the week. Now, I can get 500 hits in a week. Sure, that’s not www.wingsoveriraq.com or Thomas Ricks’ Best Defense, or even our own blogs here, but I just wanted to say thanks.

I am going to try to get on the ship this week when it comes to Peoria, take some video and entice all of you who would groove on seeing an old World War II ship. Maybe I’ll get to drive the old girl. Eh, probably not. I am not the best driver in the world. But I am hopeful to get on the boat for a tour and maybe some good interviews.

Sure, it’s not a battleship and sure, LSTs aren’t the sexiest boats on the planet but they were vital to the war effort and landed countless troops and equipment on beaches across Europe and in the Pacific.

Author: Andy Kravetz

Andy Kravetz has spent most of the past 16 years covering the area's legal system as well as the military. in that time, he's crawled in the mud, flown in transport planes, and written about a man prosecuted for terrorism. This blog will reflect all those interests and then some.
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